Carol Lawrence of Marshfield looks at a Corvette on display during the Wheeler's Chevrolet GMC ribbon cutting and General Motors awards presentation Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 in Marshfield.

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Ann Wheeler, owner of Wheeler's Chevrolet GMC, 2701 S. Maple Ave., has spent 25 years working as a car dealer, but she still is one of only a handful of female dealers in the state.

GM representatives honored her quarter century of service at a ceremony that coincided with a ribbon-cutting event for the newly remodeled dealership and the monthly Business After 5 event, hosted by the Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Ann Wheeler said she never paid much attention to gender in the workplace, and her success in the male-dominated automotive industry has been because of hard work ...